CNA, Behavioral Health Unit, Full Time Days

Responsibilities

Northwest Specialty Hospital, an extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, brings expanded services to a new building located at 6225 Sharlands Ave. in Northwest Reno. The facility offers adult behavioral health services for all adults 18 years and older, managed by a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, CNAs, social workers, and therapists. Patients receive individualized care plans that include individual and family therapy, activities, medication management, and a 24‑hour secure, compassionate environment.

• Complete bedside shift report in the room at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Provide patients with the names and contact numbers for members of the care team on the communication board each shift.
• Meet with the supervising RN at the beginning of each shift to receive delegation of tasks.
• Involve the patient and family’s psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population‑specific, and diversity needs in care.
• Follow facility policies and procedures to promote patient safety (e.g., safe environment, equipment safety, radiation safety, fire prevention).
• Adhere to fall precautions by assisting patients with toileting/ADL care and never leaving the patient alone; request assistance when needed while remaining with the patient.

Values

• Compassion – treat everyone with kindness and warmth, caring for patients, employees, and physicians like family.
• Empathy – put ourselves in patients’ shoes and deliver personalized clinical care.
• Teamwork – foster a caring, friendly work environment to achieve the best outcomes.
• Quality – strive for excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics – conduct business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect – honor the dignity, individuality, and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence – provide personalized, professional service that exceeds expectations.
• Innovation – invest in technology and process improvements to develop better ways of delivering care.

Schedule

This full‑time CNA position is 36 hours per week on a convenient day‑shift schedule and includes full benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited CNA program.
• Current Nevada CNA license.
• Current BLS certification.

About Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating acute‑care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient sites, ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and related services across the United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.